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South Pole, Antarctica — Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases, December 2025

Moon: 0.9%
Waning Crescent
Current Time: Dec 19, 2025 at 5:25:55 pm
Moon Direction: 102° East
Moon Altitude: 27.1°
Moon Distance: 404,924 km
Next New Moon: Dec 20, 2025, 2:43 pm
Next Full Moon: Jan 3, 2026, 11:02 pm

Moonrise, Moonset, and Phase Calendar for South Pole, December 2025

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2025 Moonrise/Moonset Meridian Passing
Dec Moonrise Moonset Moonrise Time Distance (km) Illumination
1 - Down all day - 8:57 am (-7.4°) 368,307 76.7%
2 - Down all day - 9:47 am (-14.2°) 363,172 86.0%
3 - Down all day - 10:42 am (-20.3°) 359,307 93.5%
4 - Down all day - 11:43 am (-25.2°) 357,229 98.2%
5 - Down all day - 12:49 pm (-28.3°) 357,244 99.8%
6 - Down all day - 1:56 pm (-29.1°) 359,414 98.1%
7 - Down all day - 3:02 pm (-27.7°) 363,500 93.3%
8 - Down all day - 4:04 pm (-24.4°) 369,035 86.0%
9 - Down all day - 4:58 pm (-19.6°) 375,398 77.0%
10 - Down all day - 5:48 pm (-14.1°) 382,011 67.0%
11 - Down all day - 6:32 pm (-8.1°) 388,336 56.6%
12 11:58 pm (291°) - - 7:14 pm (-1.1°) 393,980 46.2%
13 - Up all day - 7:55 pm (4.2°) 398,657 36.3%
14 - Up all day - 8:36 pm (9.8°) 402,232 27.1%
15 - Up all day - 9:17 pm (15.0°) 404,658 19.0%
16 - Up all day - 10:01 pm (19.6°) 405,985 12.0%
17 - Up all day - 10:47 pm (23.3°) 406,313 6.5%
18 - Up all day - 11:36 pm (25.9°) 405,773 2.6%
19 - - - Moon does not pass the meridian on this day.
20 - Up all day - 12:27 am (27.3°) 404,504 0.5%
21 - Up all day - 1:19 am (27.3°) 402,621 0.3%
22 - Up all day - 2:11 am (25.7°) 400,214 2.2%
23 - Up all day - 3:02 am (22.9°) 397,325 6.0%
24 - Up all day - 3:50 am (18.8°) 393,982 11.7%
25 - Up all day - 4:37 am (13.7°) 390,183 19.2%
26 - Up all day - 5:21 am (7.9°) 385,959 28.2%
27 - 2:53 pm (232°) - 6:06 am (1.8°) 381,361 38.5%
28 - Down all day - 6:51 am (-5.1°) 376,550 49.5%
29 - Down all day - 7:38 am (-11.6°) 371,751 60.9%
30 - Down all day - 8:29 am (-17.8°) 367,314 72.1%
31 - Down all day - 9:25 am (-23.1°) 363,637 82.3%
* All times are local time for South Pole. Time is adjusted for DST when applicable. They take into account refraction. Dates are based on the Gregorian calendar. Illumination is calculated at lunar noon. Below horizon is marked in red.

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